Entries for the ‘Tourist’ Category

Seeing the rock carvings was great for our family as we got to talk about how precious they are with the kids, we learnt about the people who made them, about the stories they made, and we made up a few of our own, however, the icing on the cake for me was the wonderful nature that surrounded the open air museum.

Lille Raipas is a World Heritage listed mountain in our home town, Alta. It was one of the points used to calculate the circumference of the earth, and how flat the North and South Poles are. It is about a 2km casual walk to the top with diverse scenery. To start we walked through Englandskogen, […]

Summer Island is a beautiful little coastal town in Tromsø’s west. It’s one of my most favourite hideaways as the ocean views are spectacular. Because of the coastal weather the panoramas change constantly in colour and atmosphere. Every visit brings a new perspective of the beauty and majesty of Tromsø’s best kept secret. Sommarøy is […]